CSEA is proud to announce the recipients of the 2015 Irving Flaumenbaum Memorial Scholarships, Pearl Carroll and MetLife Insurance Company Scholarships. Each year, the union presents the $1,000 Irving Flaumenbaum Memorial Scholarship to 18 graduating high school seniors who are the dependents of CSEA members, three in each region.
The Pearl Carroll and MetLife Insurance Company Scholarships each total $2,500 and are each awarded to one eligible graduating high school senior.
Congratulations to all of the recipients.
Irving Flaumenbaum Memorial Scholarships
Long Island Region:
Kathryn Anderson, whose mother, Carolyn Anderson-Sullivan, is a licensed practical nurse/aide at the Syosset Central School District.
William Lawrence Fox, whose father, William Fox, is a sanitation supervisor at the Town of Oyster Bay.
Melissa White, whose mother, Susan White, is a teacher assistant the Hicksville Union Free School District.
Metropolitan Region:
Sean Ahsan, whose father, Nazmul Ahsan, is a tax compliance agent 2 at the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.
Alexandra Haimowitz, whose mother, Jacqueline Haimowitz, is a clerk 1 at South Beach Psychiatric Center.
Mario Papa, whose father, Mario Papa Sr., is an electrician at Staten Island Developmental Center.
Southern Region:
Justine Gizzi, whose mother, Ann Marie Gizzi, is a senior account clerk at Haverstraw Stony Point Central School District.
Devki Kothari, whose mother, Alka Kothari, is a pharmacy specialist at Rockland County Hospital.
Julia Wojciechowski, whose mother, Vilija Wojciechowski, is a lunch monitor at the North Rockland School District.
Capital Region:
Johnna Pisculli, whose mother, Josephine Pisculli, is a teacher aide at the Mechanicville Central School District.
Kristen Rizzicone, whose mother, Kathy Rizzicone, is a school aide at the Shenendehowa Central School District and whose father, John Rizzicone, is a bus driver at the Shenendehowa Central School District.
Megan Zmijewski, whose father, Scot Zmijewski, is a probation officer at the Clinton County Probation Department.
Central Region:
Kylie Papagelos, whose mother, Beth Warner, is a food service helper at the Deposit Central School District.
Serena Vargulick, whose mother, Mary Ann Vargulick, is a communicable disease nurse at Lewis County Public Health.
Derek C. Weaver, whose mother, Susan M. Weaver, is a court assistance at the New York State Unified Court System.
Western Region:
Kyle Andrews, whose mother, Marylou Andrews, is a teacher aide at the Oakfield Alabama School.
Jessica Coombs, whose mother, Lisa Coombs, is a secretary at Alfred State College.
Zachary Taylor, whose mother, Shawna Taylor, is a case supervisor at Niagara County.
Pearl Carroll & Associates Scholarship (in memory of Charles Foster)
Jacob Brooks, whose mother, Jennifer Brooks, is a registered nurse at the Iroquois Central School District.
MetLife Insurance Company Scholarship (in memory of Joseph D. Lochner)
Sean Hollander, whose mother, Marian Hollander, is a public health nurse at the Broome County Health Department.